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Nigeria: Facebook to Curb Fake News Using Yoruba, Igbo Languages
Premium Times, 14 August 2019
Facebook says it will fight fake news on its platform using Yoruba and Igbo languages. Read more »
Facebook Going After Fake News in African Languages
Facebook, in partnership with Africa Check, has added new local language support for several African languages to fortify its third-party fact-checking programme. The program, which was launched in Sub-Saharan Africa last year, will now add languages including Yoruba, Igbo, Swahili, Wolof, Afrikaans, Zulu, Setswana and Sotho. The initiative helps to assess the accuracy of news on the platform, thereby reducing the spread of fake news
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